Pride And No Kings!

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I don't have a problem with people making a living by running a business of some kind, or even making an extra profit from it, and I don't believe the elected leaders of California do, either. My problem is with unrestrained, unregulated capitalism, in which business people can pay their employees as little as they can get away with, for as long as they can, without any promise of security. These same types of business people will say employees just have to work harder, and they will be rewarded for their merit, but that effort never seems to be enough. I know not every business person fits this mold, but too many do. These are the same type that opposes organized labor, and any workers' safety laws and rights. We were promised a rising tide raises all boats, but a great many find themselves sinking without hope of rescue. Or in other words, many have been left by the business community into believing that capitalism is just a con game, and that the majority of us are the suckers.
You were raised in a business owning family, but I come from a different environment; I was born into a working class, union household. My dad never became rich, but thanks to his union, he made enough pay with benefits that my mom could stay at home, while I was spoiled rotten. Because of members of the business community who put profits over people, the world I was raised in is becoming rarer and rarer.
By the way, the promise of "benefit for all" isn't socialist. It would only mean that capitalism is working. If everyone benefited from the free market, then America would not have a huge wealth gap, and workers would have much more buying power, which is the actual engine of the economy. But that seemingly is only accomplished by restraints on capitalism.